Dear Mr. Bestrom,

Thank you very, very much for the great research and information. It is of great help to us. The information you gleaned is indeed about the right Henry J. Fischer, for one of his children, Gladys K., was my wife's mother.

Also, please forgive me for not including the date of his birth, 1885. Indeed, no excuse, for I know well that the more information one has, the better research one can perform. I simply fouled up.

As to why no record of Mr. Fischer in the 1900 Federal Census, perhaps it could be a matter of timing? Depending upon when the census was taken, Mr. Fischer may not have been in the United States yet.

I have searched many ship registers, but as of yet have not been able to locate him...perhaps because we do not know the port in the U.S. where he landed.

However, I have contacted the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization and asked them to do a search for his records. Hopefully, they will be able to find some.

Again, I thank you very, very much for your time, great research and help.

Roy Carr, Jr.